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Read More »PopCap lands Sony Ericsson deal
Casual games firm PopCap has announced a global deal with Sony Ericsson to pre-load ‘Games by PopCap’ onto its Xperia mini and Xperia mini pro models. Puzzle game Chuzzle will be embedded in its entirety, while other popular games such as Plants vs. Zombies and Peggle will be included as …
Read More »Sony facing 55 lawsuits over PSN breach
It has emerged that Sony is facing a total of 55 lawsuits in the US making claims relating to the much-publicised PSN outage earlier this year. Sony has made numerous claims to insurer Zurich American to cover its legal fees according to a commercial general liability policy taken out in …
Read More »R18+ fails to pass SCAG meeting
At the Standing Committee of Attorneys-General (SCAG) meeting today, one abstaining vote on the introduction of an R18+ rating has stalled the issue yet again. The New South Wales Attorney-General Greg Smith had earlier this week confirmed his intention not to vote for the introduction of the rating as he …
Read More »GamesAid raises over £2,000 at Develop Awards
And £4,300 at Charity Poker Tournament
Read More »Indie self-publishing has lost its shine – EA
Going alone 'can be too much a burden for small studios'
Read More »Pre-orders begin for Old Republic
EA has kicked off its pre-order promotions for its high profile MMO Star Wars: The Old Republic, as well as announced two special collector’s editions. Players can now pre-order the BioWare-developed MMO and will receive early access to the finished game for their trouble, as well as a colour stone …
Read More »South Australia goes in own direction on R18+
South Australian attorney-general Paul Rau has told Gamespot of his plans to introduce an R18+ rating in his state, should one become available. Rau said: "I’m working on the basis that while the Federal Government sets the rules, it’s up to each individual state to police them,I cannot imagine it …
Read More »Marvel vs Capcom 3 gets Ultimate upgrade
Capcom has announced an expanded and updated version of extravagant brawler Marvel vs Capcom 3. Called Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3, it includes a total of 12 new characters spread across the two universes, meaning a total of 50 characters will be included on the disc. Online functionality and overall …
Read More »Ubisoft FY Q1 sales fall 36%
Publisher Ubisoft’s Q1 2011 sales have hit 90.7m, a drop of 36.3 per cent compared to the year before. But this is significantly up on the company’s expectations of just 79.2m. Last year the publisher generated 141.8m, but this was boosted by the release of Prince of Persia: The Forgotten …
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